During a Wednesday press conference announcing his March 14 challenge to IBF/WBO/WBA light heavyweight titleholder Sergey Kovalev, former champ Jean Pascal said the version of Bernard Hopkins that Kovalev beat was not as good as the version he fought in 2010/2011.

The light heavyweight showdown between WBO/WBA/IBF titleholder Sergey Kovalev and former RING/WBC champ Jean Pascal will take place at the Montreal Bell Centre in Pascal’s adopted hometown of Montreal, the bout’s co-promoters Main Events and InterBox announced on Wednesday.